PPS-1350
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PPS-1350 is a Hall-effect thruster, a kind of ion propulsion system for
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. It was used in the SMART-1 mission to the moon and one geostationary satellites: Inmarsat-4A F4. It creates a stream of electrically charged
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ions accelerated by an electric field and confined by a magnetic field. The PPS-1350 is built by Snecma, a French
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firm, in cooperation with Fakel, who designed the SPT-100, on which the PPS 1350 is based.


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See also

* Comparison of orbital rocket engines


References

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